Description

Summary: collection of memorabilia of the Sandell family including: (i) A set of Sundry Poems; (ii) A large number of letters written to members of the Offer family, declaration of Faith (inserted in the Trust Deed of the New Chapel, Devizes), Visiting card sent to Miiss Offer, Details of 'A Holiday House in Normandy', Order of Service for Funeral of 'Kate D'oyley Medlicott', List of Adult Male and Female members of N.B.C., Calendar, set of 10 family photographs with no identification marks and undated (catalogued in photographs ref:) , Sketch drawing of the coat of arms of Viscount Barrington Ardens (undated and catalogued in ref:). (1870's - 1934); (iii) A set of 5 letters from Ethel Offer to her mother, written from Cllifton in Bristol and 1 letter from Mrs Offer to her son, 2 unidentified family photographs and 1 Christmas greetings card sent to Mrs Sandell By the artist Alfred Hugh Fisher, of one of his pictures of Hall Stairs, Winchester College (catalogued in photographs ref:); (iv) Set of Sundry letters from America and 1 business card for W.M. Winterson in Chicago (1870's); (v) Letters written from South Africa by nephews to Mr and Mrs Offer and other letters from South Africa, a newscutting with announcement of marriage between William Shepherd Offer and Annie Rogers (1896-1954); (vi) Ethel Offer's Architectural notebook; (vii) An album of photographs of Richard Sandell as a child (catalogued in photographs ref: ); (viii) Documents from Richard Sandell's time at Sherborne and Worcester College Oxford (1929-1932); (ix) A selection of visiting cards received; (x) Miscellaneous papers including the marriage certificate of Ernest Sandell and Ethel Offer, copy on card of Richard Sandell's birth announcement in the Times (1.06.1911), Sketchbook with a few drawings and details of porcelain marks (catalogued in ref: ), Four family photographs including one of Edith Mary Sandell aged two years (catalogued in photographs ref:, Letters from Ernest Sandell to Edith Offer (4.11.1888, March 1889) together with comic drawings/sketches; (xi) Album of photographs belonging to Ernest Sandell and dated Dec. 25 1893, mostly unidentified, but two photographs have the subjects identified (catalogued in photographs ref: ); (xii) A book of botanical drawings by Ethel Offer (Sept. 1907-July 1929)(catalogued in ref:); (xiia) Book of Drawings by Ethel Offer c. 1892 (catalogued in ref: ); (xiii) Birds and Animals Sketchbook, c.1910 (catalogued in ref:); (xiv) Ethel Sandell's Sketchbook 1929-1937 (catalogued in ref: ); (xv) Book of sketches of buildings mostly in France dated 1906-1923 but including one of Potterne Village and a portrait of Richard E. Sandell as a baby 29.09.1911(catalogued in ref:); (xvi) Ethel Sandell's Sketchbook 1924-1928, (catalogued in ref:); (xvii) A collection of drawings by Ethel Offer done before her marriage to Richard Sandell's father, including two tiny books with verses and drawings, (catalogued in ref:); (xviii) Examples of Ethel Sandell's calligraphy with drawings of various coats of arms and letters to her, in connection with her work, (catalogued in ref:); (xix) In Memorial card for Daniel Charles Offer (d.1895), brother of Richard Sandell's mother, D.C. Offer's passport dated 27 October 1891, Grant to Daniel Archard offer (Richard Sandell's Grandfather) of a right of burial in Devizes Cemetery Burial Ground, Photograph probably of Daniel Archard Offer (undated) (catalogued in photographs ref:), Receipted invoice from J.Robbins and Sons (General Drapers and Milliners in Devizes) addressed to D.A. Offer's executors (1907), Draft of original Memorandum of a Solution to the British South African Controversy, sent by D.A. Offer to Winston Churchill together with response from Churchill's secretary (1906), Estate account of Mary Offer deceased (1920); (xx) Two letters to Richard Sandell from 'Joan' regarding the Estate of Aunt Edith and other family matters, Newscutting re North Wiltshire Golf Club with mention of E. Sandell, Booklet - 'Devizes Southbroom Athletic Club - The Second Annual Sports' held on August 5th 1895, presented to Mr E Sandell on May 8th 1936, List of members of Rawlins and Keynes family (1740-1873), Copy of letter from M.Ruth Keynes re Keynes family history research and a letter forwarding details to Richard Sandell (1907), Photograph of Ernest Sandell aged 2 years (catalogued in photographs ref:), Three unidentified photographs (one with Charles Sloper's shop on the back) (catalogued in photographs ref:), 'At Home' Card, following the marriage of Henry William Sandell and Maggie Stewart (1911), 'At Home' Card addressed to Master Richard Sandell (1923), Newscutting of report of presentation to Henry Sandell on his retirement as Bank Manager (1902), Newscutting of report of marriage of Henry Sandell and Harriett Rawlins, Newscutting of report of death of Henry Sandell, Copy of letter to Sandell from M.A. Sloane (1923), List of members of the Sandell family.